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Maintaining good water quality within your fresh or saltwater aquarium is vital to the health and well-being of your fish and live plants. Proper aquarium lighting plays a key role in maintaining good water quality and promotes a stress-free environment for your fish by allowing them to see where they are swimming and what they are eating. As fish tank lights are used to simulate natural sunlight, they can also affect the water temperature. Used along with aquarium lighting, another component that is necessary for the maintenance of good water quality and the health of your fish is a canopy. Often referred to as aquarium hoods, canopies are important because they not only keep fish from jumping out, but also prevent dirt, dust, insects and other foreign debris from falling into your aquarium. Various fish tank lights are specifically designed for different aquarium sizes and water depths, as well as the various fish and live plants within them. By learning more about different lighting options and aquarium hoods, you can help to promote a healthy environment for your favorite fish friends.

As an essential component of all aquariums, proper aquarium lighting encourages the growth of live plants, promotes the vitality of your fish, and helps to decrease the growth of tank algae. It also showcases the beautiful colors of your fish. Improper aquarium lighting may increase the water temperature or inhibit the photosynthetic processes required by live plants and of the symbiotic algae in corals, which can lead to dismal water quality. Fish tank lights range in spectrum and brightness through fluorescent, halogen, halide and incandescent bulbs, and vary in size to adequately suit the needs of different tanks and fish. There are also aquarium hoods equipped with tank lighting that are available.

By preventing potentially harmful items from falling into your fish tank, aquarium hoods benefit your tank by slowing down the rate at which the water evaporates as well as providing fish tank lights with added protection from water damage. As different types of fish, plants and coral thrive under various types of aquarium lighting, more intense lighting is recommended for deeper tanks since it may be difficult for the rays of light to penetrate through deeper water. Determine the proper lighting and aquarium hood needed by your fresh or saltwater aquarium and provide your fish with a comfortable, stress-free and healthy environment today.

Effective February 2, 2015, we have updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the growth and progress of our business, and to clarify the information that may be collected through our sites and how that information may be used and shared. Information collected through petco.com after that date will be subject to the terms of our new Privacy Policy.
Read the full Privacy Policy here.

Here are the primary changes:

As our business has expanded, our family of online stores has become more active. We have expanded the disclosure regarding the types of information that you may provide when making purchases through our site or one of our affiliated sites.

You may have noticed that we have expanded our business to offer you a wider variety of services for your pet and different ways to interact with our sites. We have clarified that information about you may be collected from interactive forums, social networks, and other functionalities on our sites; and that your location information may be collected.

We have clarified how we and our affiliated companies may use information collected through our site.

We have expanded our disclosures regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies to reflect new technologies that we and our business partners may use on our sites, and that usage data and the like is generated by certain activities on our sites.

We have added disclosures about do-not-track technologies and the collection of information through our sites by third parties, in accordance with recent legislation.

We have clarified that, in the event of a merger or acquisition, the information collected through our sites may be transferred to our acquirer. In addition, we have clarified that there are other circumstances in which we may disclose information to third parties; for example, to comply with a legal process, enforce our agreements, protect our and others’ safety and security, or to complete a transaction for you.

California customers are entitled by law to know with whom we share certain types of information with affiliates and third parties who are permitted to use it for marketing purposes. Our updated privacy policy provides an easy mechanism for you to request and receive such information.

We take the security and privacy of your information seriously, but even with appropriate precautions, there is always the unfortunate possibility of a security breach. Our updated Privacy Policy clarifies that any information submitted through our sites is at your risk, and that you play a part in securing your information by protecting your log-in information.

Finally, we have expanded the ways in which you can contact us to include our phone number and address.